the homeless kids.
C. Kids can spend $30 to celebrate their birthday.
D. Paige devotes herself to the cause of helping the homeless kids. 59. What kind of person do you think Paige is? A. Kind and perseverant. C. Caring and sensitive.
B. Ambitious and honest. D. Responsible and disciplined.
60. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Bring Sunshine to the Homeless
B. A Warm story Between Paige and her daughter C. Paige and Her Birthday Party Project
D. How to Light Up the Life of the Abandoned Kids 【答案】56. C 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. C 【解析】 【分析】
本文为记叙文。2020年，在从得克萨斯州达拉斯飞往俄亥俄州辛辛那提看望朋友的航班上，活动策划人佩吉·切诺特梦想着有一天能为女儿举办盛大的生日派对（佩吉当时怀孕五个月）。然后，她翻阅一本杂志，看到了一张照片，照片上是一个贫穷的海地男孩，瘦骨嶙峋。于是就开始了帮助那些孩子们的行动。 【56题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的The image stayed with her, and she resolved to do something to help.（那张照片一直伴随着她，她决定做点什么来帮忙）可知，杂志上那个瘦骨嶙峋的海地男孩让佩吉决定帮助那些无家可归的孩子们。故C选项正确。 【57题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词句中的skinny（瘦骨嶙峋）及下文I thought, this kid has nothing（我想，这个男孩一无所有）可知，此处意为“一个贫穷的海地男孩”。A. adorable可爱的，可敬重的；B. poor贫穷的，可怜的；C. talented有才能的；
D. dead无生命的。故B选项正确。 【58题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的I decided I would use my talents to throw birthday parties for homeless kids（我决定利用我的才能为无家可归的孩子举办生日派对）以及接下来四个月她和丈夫所做的努力，后期所组织的生日派对可知，佩吉一直致力于帮助无家可归的孩子们。故D选项正确。 【59题详解】
推理判断题。根据佩吉一直致力于帮助无家可归的孩子们，由此可知，她是一个善良而又锲而不舍的人。故A选项正确。 【60题详解】
主旨大意题。根据短文叙述的是佩吉锲而不舍的去帮助那些无家可归的人。主要为他们举办生日派对的形式。故选C。
【点睛】猜测词义：运用逻辑推理猜测词义是高考常考的出题形式。要求考生充分利用上下文中相关的词汇并结合具体的语境，从形式和内容上把握语言之间的内在联系，理顺语言之间的逻辑关系，进而达到猜词的目的。在第2小题中，考生可以根据划线词句中的skinny（瘦骨嶙峋）及下文I thought, this kid has nothing（我想，这个男孩一无所有）可知，此处意为“一个贫穷的海地男孩”。由此可知，划线词意为“贫穷的”。A. adorable可爱的，可敬重的；B. poor贫穷的，可怜的；C. talented有才能的；D. dead无生命的。故B选项正确。 B
Life’s greatest joys and its greatest sorrows often come from the relationships we have developed with others. In fact, our existence is quite dependent upon this interaction with other individuals (个人) and groups of individuals.
In our world today, it seems that most people struggle for happiness through pleasant physical surroundings and economic security. These are
great, but if there is conflict in human relations, these things do not bring happiness. Think about the last time you were having an argument or a disagreement with one of your co-workers, your boss, your friend, or a family member. Even though you might have been having some success in many areas of your life, did you find yourself still feeling some discomfort due to the stress in that particular relationship? On the contrary, you may know people who are happy in great poverty and with physical stress if they have meaningful, pleasant relations with people around them.
Consider the best relationship that you have ever had with any individual. To some degree it probably is or was marked by absolute honesty, deep levels of trust, respect for that person's skills, knowledge, or capabilities, open communication, acceptance of different views, and little concern for images.
In effort to make the relationships we currently have the best that they can be, remember that persuasion usually cannot take place unless there is some sort of close, meaningful connection between the two people involved. The result will be a relationship of respect and progression.
Many of us have difficulty in accepting the faults and weaknesses of others: co-workers work leaders, family members, or members of our social or religious groups. Our tendency to demand perfection of others can cause us to lose sight that we, ourselves, are less than perfect. Undoubtedly, there are differences among us. Some of us are even cruel and unpleasant. Others may have cultural differences that are blocks that affect us. But learning to look for the similarities instead of those things that set us apart, bearing differences, and seeing the best in others rather than the worst will lead to relationships of deep respect and lasting value. 61. Paragraph 2 was written in order to . A. raise a new problem
B. list some arguments
C. introduce the main idea D. analyze the background
62. In order to establish good relationships with a person, we should . A. try to persuade him to accept our ideas knowledge
C. show our honesty and trust him
D. improve our own capabilities
B. help him gain some
63. People cannot accept others’ shortcomings mainly because . A. they attach too much importance to others’ words B. they can’t establish a trustworthy relationship C. they refuse to admit the cultural differences D. they have higher demands on other people
64. According to the passage, in developing a relationship with others, the things that set us apart refer to the following EXCEPT . A. Reasonable expectation C. Lack of communication
B. Cultural differences D. Fault-seeking
65. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. It presents a good understanding of relationships. B. Build lasting relationships with others. C. Trust and respect lead to good relationships. D. Great sorrow is caused by bad relationships. 【答案】61. B 62. C 63. D 64. A 65. B 【解析】
本文是哲理类的短文。主要讲的是人生最大的快乐往往来自于我们与他人的关系，我们要想处理好很多的特殊关系，要绝对的诚实和对别人最大的尊重，要学着接受别人的缺点，因为我们自己也是不完美的。 【61题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Think about the last time you were having an argument or a disagreement with one of your co-workers,your boss, your friend,or a
family member.Was it easy or difficult to focus on your priorities（优秀考虑的事）?”可知，作者举了很多的例子，提出了一些建议。故选B。 【62题详解】
细节理解题。根据“To some degree it probably is or was marked by absolute honesty,deep levels of trust,respect for that person's skills,knowledge,or abilities,open communication,acceptance of differing views,and little concern for images（形象）.”在某种程度上很可能是绝对诚实的，深深的信任，对那个人的技能、知识或能力的尊重、开放的沟通、接受不同的观点和对图像的很少关注为特征。故选C。 【63题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Many of us have difficulty in accepting the faults and weaknesses of others. Our tendency to demand perfection of others can cause us to lose sight that we,ourselves,are less than perfect.”我们中的很多人很难接受别人的缺点，我们追求完美的倾向会让我们忽视我们自己也不够完美。故选D。 【64题详解】
细节理解题。A. Reasonable expectation合理的期待； B. Cultural differences文化差异；
C. Lack of communication缺少交流； D. Fault-seeking寻找缺点。根据But learning to look for the similarities instead of those things that set us apart, bearing differences, and seeing the best in others rather than the worst will lead to relationships of deep respect and lasting value. 但是，学会寻找相似之处，而不是那些让我们与众不同的东西，学会容忍差异，看到别人最好的一面，而不是最坏的一面，将会使你们的关系获得深深的尊重和持久的价值。可知，没有提到的是合理的期待，故选A。 【65题详解】
主旨大意题。本文主要讲的是人生最大的快乐往往来自于我们与他人的关系，我们
天津市第一中学2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题(含解析)
